Nursery Rhymes History

Hello!

I've been reading through the website for a while. It's been very eye-opening for
me. I'm a white person who was born in 1994, and as a child I thought racism ended
with slavery. Of course, growing up I realized it wasn't that simple, but I never
thought about it much. However, these past few years I've learned so much about many
social issues. I am shocked at how deeply ingrained racism is in America. The questions
of the month are incredibly informative and have been very helpful to me. I also have
a question!

Throughout my childhood my friends and I would sing rhymes while jumping rope or clapping
hands. Recently, I was feeling a bit nostalgic and started to look up lyrics for some
of the ones I'd forgotten the words to. I discovered that songs like "Miss Lucy had
a Baby" and "Ten Little Monkeys" had racist origins. It got me thinking about what
other songs and games I used to play as a kid had racist roots. I'd like to know more
if possible!

Even if you don't answer my question, I still want to say thank you for providing
such an educational resource!